“Finally came out with a gurney and brought the guy out (and into the ambulance), said Topping, who took photos of the scene from her front porch shortly after 11 a.m.” “And then there was a man with a camera who pulled up.”

“They were there for a while, and when they left, they left like a cloud.”

Niagara Regional Police say at about 9:50 a.m. Friday, police were called to Grapeview Drive in the city of St. Catharines in response to a break and enter that just occurred.

On arrival, a male suspect was observed walking on Stoney Brook Crescent, but ran away at the first sight of police.

Police pursued the male through the backyards of nearby residences before he was finally taken into custody on Sarah Court.

During the course of the arrest, the male fought with police. This resulted in one officer being transported to the hospital with minor injuries.

Brandon Thomas, 23, of St. Catharines is charged with break and enter with an intent to commit a theft, assault with a weapon, assaulting police with the intent to resist arrest and failing to comply with a recognizance.

Thomas is being held in custody pending a bail hearing.

Investigators are asking anyone who observed a suspicious male in the area of Grapeview Drive sometime prior to 9:50 a.m. to contact police at 905-688-4111 ext. 4244.